Wood Pigeon

[jamed]

i have been to london on my vecation and seen butifful Pigeon i took a pic of that and asked around for its name it came came out to be a Wood Pigeon.. i would like to own few of them and take them back to my countery, have been looking for breeders all over the net but sadly found nothing if any 1 could help me find any breeders or know any 1 that beerds them that would be nice.
you my replay to me on the fourms or on my email jamed@hotmail.cm

[Wild-Woman]

Originally Posted by jamed

i have been to london on my vecation and seen butifful Pigeon i took a pic of that and asked around for its name it came came out to be a Wood Pigeon.. i would like to own few of them and take them back to my countery, have been looking for breeders all over the net but sadly found nothing if any 1 could help me find any breeders or know any 1 that beerds them that would be nice.
you my replay to me on the fourms or on my email jamed@hotmail.cm

Hi Jamed and welcome.
Wood Pigeons, although numerous and commonplace are wild birds Jumed. I don't honestly think you'll find a breeder.
In London, there are many feral pigeons so be careful not to mix them up with wood pigeons. If you like pigeons then perhaps you would like racing pigeons and you would need to speak to a pigeon fancier about that.
Are there no such societies in your own homeland?

Sorry that I can't be helpful.
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[jamed]

Thanks for your information . I found a couple of breeders in the States but they dont send them outside because they say it takes alot of paper work and time. i will try to find someone who breeds them and have the papers and send them.

[Alan]

The Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) is a common bird, and ranges right across Europe, Parts of North Africa and the North Middle-east. So if your homeland is in Europe, you should have some there already. They are usually considered a pest bird, so they may have restrictions placed on captive bird movements, especially with the bird flue issue. Not sure if I have ever seen captive ones though, except in wildlife sactuaries.

Alan

[aeshna5]

Personally I'd prefer to see them in the wild than cooped up in a cage or aviary! They may be a pest to crop farmers but what a wonderful sound they make- real aural sunshine.

[Vixen]

aperently the pigeons commonly found in Central london are Rock Dove's (Columba livia)

don't know how true it is though, they all look like ferrals to me.

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Ferrals are the desendants of the original Rock Dove